Spinal arachnoid cyst

J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Sep;18(9):1189-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.023. Epub 2011 Jul 2.

Abstract

Preoperative, operative and postoperative radiological examinations and operative notes of 31 patients with spinal arachnoid cyst operated on during 2002-2009 at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, were evaluated. Sixteen patients were male and 15 were female. All patients were managed surgically: extradural arachnoid cysts were managed by excision and intradural arachnoid cysts were managed by marsupialization. There was no recurrence in the 4 years of follow up.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications
  • Arachnoid Cysts / pathology
  • Arachnoid Cysts / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / complications
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery*